Mar 22nd 2024 @ 14:00 – 15:00 – The co-chairs of the Contact Group on an inclusive and diverse HRC membership, the Maldives and the United Kingdom, with the support of the Coordinator of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund and Universal Rights Group, are organising an informal meeting between the delegates of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund and the members of the Contact Group on Friday, 22nd March from […]
Mar 28th 2024 @ 12:00 – 13:00 – Ahead of International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (4 April), and on behalf of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations in Geneva, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations in Geneva, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mozambique to […]
Apr 23rd 2024 @ 14:30 – 17:30 – The Permanent Missions of Paraguay and Portugal will host the first of three preparatory Policy Dialogue ahead of the 2024 Glion Human Rights Dialogue (Glion X). The overall theme of this year’s Glion is: ‘Transforming universal norms into local reality – NMIRFs and the strengthening of the UN human rights system’s effectiveness and on-the-ground impact.’ […]
May 6th 2024 – May 7th 2024 @ All Day – On 6-7 May 2024, the European Commission’s HRBA expert group, with the support of the Belgium Presidency and Universal Rights Group, will convene the Oslo+4 meeting at the British Residence (17, rue Ducale/Hertogsstraat). In addition to continuing to provide a space for bilateral and multilateral development technical experts to share good practices in evolving human rights-based approaches (HRBA), the latest […]
May 28th 2024 @ 9:00 – 14:00 – URG proposes to organise a workshop/consultation with Tanzanian civil society, the national human rights institution, and the media, to provide a space for frank dialogue under the Chatham House rule, where participants can share views, good practices and the challenges identified from their own engagement with the UN human rights system, and to gain further […]
May 31st 2024 @ 13:00 – 15:00 – GA resolution 60/251 founding the Council and setting out its mandate makes clear that it shall ‘contribute, through dialogue and cooperation, towards the prevention of human rights violations and respond promptly to human rights emergencies,’ (operative paragraph 5f). However, for much of the Council’s existence, that mandate was not actively implemented. That began to (slowly) […]
Jun 5th 2024 @ 9:00 – 15:45 – The Permanent Missions of Thailand and Mexico will host the second of three preparatory Policy Dialogue ahead of the 2024 Glion Human Rights Dialogue (Glion X). The overall theme of this year’s Glion is: ‘Transforming universal norms into local reality – NMIRFs and the strengthening of the UN human rights system’s effectiveness and on-the-ground impact.’ […]
Jun 10th 2024 @ 14:30 – 17:30 – The Permanent Missions of The Gambia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, with the Commonwealth Small States Office, will host the last of three preparatory Policy Dialogue ahead of the 2024 Glion Human Rights Dialogue (Glion X). The overall theme of this year’s Glion is: ‘Transforming universal norms into local reality – NMIRFs and […]
